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Has anyone seen anything like this?
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:23 pm
by bndgkmf
I was on my way home from work today when I ended up behind a kid on a gixxer. He took off from a stoplight and dragged the bottom of his right shoe along the pavement. Then he switched to his left shoe. Back and forth, back and forth, I thought that's odd. Plus the the fact he was just wearing Nikes. We never caught another stoplight so I didn't get a chance to ask him. Seemed like a waste of good shoes. I kept waiting for him to hit a dip and whack his leg up behind his head. Anyone? Anyone? Is this thing on?
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:26 pm
by gazza
Yeah, that is what the racers do too.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:05 am
by WeAintFoundShit
Foot massage.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:19 am
by motorpsycho67
Just another kooky squid.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:42 am
by Zim
Maybe he stepped in poo, and was trying to scrape it off.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:02 am
by piccini9
Was it this guy?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:11 am
by Bigshankhank
Maybe he was about to start running wind sprints and was trying to bring his shoes up to temp?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:50 am
by MATPOC
I've dragged my feet once or twice after stepping in a pool of oil at the light, usually notice once my feet start slipping off the pegs.
Another possibility is Fred Flintstone influence
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:32 am
by WeAintFoundShit
What's with the Rossi/motogp leg poke, anyway? Are they just trying to take up more space to close the inside line a bit?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:21 pm
by MATPOC
WeAintFoundShit wrote:What's with the Rossi/motogp leg poke, anyway? Are they just trying to take up more space to close the inside line a bit?
Rossi started the trend few years ago and like everything in racing, others tried to copy him. In the interview sometime ago he said it helps him turn the bike, perhaps an air-brake? who knows...
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:27 pm
by bndgkmf
He wasn't doing the Rossi thing, hell I do that. Mainly, cuz I'm a poser. This dude was actually dragging the soles of his shoes on the street. Maybe he doesn't pay for his own shoes?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:30 pm
by rolly
Maybe he doesn't trust this gyroscopic precession thing and was afraid of falling over.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:20 pm
by Ames
BackDoorBarbie wrote:heely's. when i ride with them its just silly to keep my feet down and roll with the bike. it feels cool. but sometimes i drag my feet without the heelys because as matpoc said to get oil off of them. but sometimes i do it because im bored and want to fuck around- you dont lay skids with them, just set them on there enough to feel it... i do find that whatever the reason, it draws attention from cagers because they are trying to figure it out, too but while they are noticing me they arent hitting me. thats the best suggestion i can think of because i do it a little bit, too, but its only for a half a block or so, so if he did it longer i dont know what to tell you.
I've ridden behind her when she was doing this. It's absolutely freakin' hilarious!